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Translate reluctant from English to French

Summary

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reluctant:
- refusant; rejetant
Wiktionary:
- reluctant → réservé, réfractaire, rétif, réticent
- reluctant → récalcitrant, réticent

English

Detailed Translations for reluctant from English to French

reluctant:

reluctant adj

reluctant (unwilling; rejecting; anaphoric)
refusant; rejetant
- refusant adj
- rejetant adj

Translation Matrix for reluctant:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	loath; loth
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	refractory
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
refusant	anaphoric; rejecting; reluctant; unwilling
rejetant	anaphoric; rejecting; reluctant; unwilling

Related Words for "reluctant":

reluctantly

Synonyms for "reluctant":

loath; loth; unwilling
disinclined
uneager

Related Definitions for "reluctant":

not eager¹
- foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways¹
- fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him¹
disinclined to become involved¹
- they were usually reluctant to socialize¹
- reluctant to help¹
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom¹
- a reluctant smile¹

Wiktionary Translations for reluctant:

reluctant

adjective

not wanting to take some action
- reluctant → réservé; réfractaire; rétif

reluctant

adjective

Qui fait preuve de réserve
- réticent → reluctant

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• reluctant	→ récalcitrant; réticent	↔ renitent — einem Druck widerstehend

Related Translations for reluctant

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